Haryana & Uttarakhand: The Common Factor Behind BJP’s Troubles
BJP may have survived but it remains to be seen how long it can manage internal contradictions in the two states.
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The BJP has managed to survive the crises in Haryana and Uttarakhand for the time being, with the Manohar Lal Khattar-led government defeating the no confidence motion in the former and Tirath Singh Rawat replacing Trivendra Singh Rawat as the chief minister in the latter.
Though the two states are different in their political realities as well as the nature of the crisis the BJP is facing, there is a common thread running through them.
Haryana: BJP-JJP Alliance Wins Trust Vote, but Fumbles on Farmers Protests
The Congress party, which moved the no-confidence motion, said the debate leading to the trust vote showed which MLAs are with farmers, and who are with the government.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal reacts during the State Budget Session, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government in Haryana won the no-confidence motion brought up by the Congress party, as the ruling side mustered 55 votes against the opposition’s 32 votes in the 90-member assembly.
The motion has been moved in the backdrop of ongoing farmers’ protests, and the Congress claimed that the chief aim of the motion was to let people know which MLAs stood with the farmers, and who took the side of the government. Despite the ruling BJP with its alliance partner Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) pulling through, the debate leading to the trust vote provided the opposition a
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Updated: March 11, 2021 5:06 pm IST
Farmers Protest: Haryana government defeated the No-Confidence Motion by 23 votes yesterday
New Delhi/Chandigarh:
Hours after a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led Haryana government was defeated, ruling party MLAs have begun to face farmers fury. A protest broke out today outside one such legislator s residence while an independent, too, bore the brunt. Yesterday, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmers organisations that has over the past few months spearheaded the protest against three contentious farm laws, called for the social boycott of those Assembly members who voted in favour of the state government.